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Hash-based Sharding in MongoDB 2.4

Brandon Black
Ruby Engineer / Evangelist
MongoDB

May 10, 2013

Slides

In version 2.4, MongoDB introduces hash-based sharding, a new option for distributing data in sharded collections. Hash-based sharding and range-based sharding present different advantages for MongoDB users deploying large scale systems. In this talk, we'll provide an overview of this new feature and discuss when to use hash-based sharding or range-based sharding.